Councilmember Desley Brooks (left) with winners of the Urban Debate National Championship, Christine Harris and Malachi Ambrose. Photo by Ken Epstein. Two Skyline High School students,...
Three City Councilmembers sponsored a very successful forum in February in support of the Public Bank of Oakland. So far, although no opposition arguments have been...
Gayle Mackey, a long-time Oakland Unified School District employee, died on May 6. She was 65 An administrative assistant in the district for over 20 years,...
Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times Three Northern California men, including one of Oakland’s largest landlords, were convicted Friday of creating a massive bid-rigging scheme to scoop...
Members of the City Council and community leaders are joining forces to push the City of Oakland to respond to the rapid rise in commercial rents...
Left to Right: Ken Epstein, CTA VP Theresa Montano, OEA President Trish Gorham and CTA State Council Communications Committee Chair Mona Davidson. Photo by Mike Myslinski....
Nephew Dave Moala; Elder Jay D. Pimentel; Malia Saulala, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Malia Luisa Latu Saulala has been recognized as the City of Oakland’s 2017...
Senator Nancy Skinner Recognizes Red Bay Coffee as Small Business of the Year State Senator Nancy Skinner honored Oakland’s Red Bay Coffee as small business of...
Over $35 million in funding was awarded to schools through a law authored by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond)/ AB 1014 was signed into law last year...
By Rev. Damita Davis-Howard* and John Jones III** Most of us know that Oakland is the national epicenter of the urban displacement and racial injustice crisis,...
Faced with unprecedented threats to Oakland’s diversity and affordability, The Greenlining Institute has joined other Oakland advocates to launch No Uber Oakland. The campaign seeks to...
Cestra “Ces” Butner, first vice president of the Port of Oakland and former president, CEO and owner of Horizon Beverage Company, made a multi-year pledge...
Oak Knoll will contribute $20 Million for affordable housing The Oakland City Council’s ongoing budget discussion reveals how the loss of redevelopment funding makes it more...
The fight for decent education in Oakland for all the students, not just those who are from privileged backgrounds, stretches back for decades. We need...
A monument listing the names of the 100 Oakland members of the armed forces who were killed in the Vietnam War was dedicated at the...
By Darwin BondGraham, East Bay Express At the end of a nine-hour meeting that went until 2 a.m. this morning, the Oakland City Council approved a...
The Black Father Project was established to celebrate Black fatherhood and counter the negative narrative about Black fathers. The current narrative is harmful to the Black...
This Father’s Day Weekend, join in celebrating Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry, senior pastor of First AME Church Oakland, 50 years in ministry. The exciting celebration...
Responding to protests against the planned closure of its highly successful reading clinic for special education students, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has scheduled a community...
Almost all the housing that is being built in Oakland is at high-end market rates, and nothing is under construction for those who are moderate-,...
Parents and teachers attend a meeting Monday at Manzanita Community School calling on school board members to keep budget cuts away from school sites. Photo by...
Led by Ashara Ekundayo and Holley Murchison, the “Art & Race” conference will take place at Oakland’s Impact Hub, 2323 Broadway Saturday and Sunday, June...
Joy DeGruy will be the keynote speaker at the Rafiki Coalition’s health summit. The annual Black Health and Healing Summit will take place the first weekend...
By Orson Aguilar, The Greenlining Institute Some readers thought I went too far by calling policies pushed by the Trump administration and Congress a war on...
The City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee this week passed a motion calling for immediate relief to Oakland’s homeless crisis. The motion, proposed by Councilmember Rebecca...
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